The Youth SVP is a group for young people aged 14-18 who meet once a week. Members of the Youth SVP offer one-to-one help and support to people in need in the local community. It was founded in 1833 in Paris by a 19 year old student called Frederic Ozanam and his university friends.

Youth SVP is the largest youth organisation in the Catholic Church of England & Wales. Since 1999, over 10,000 young people have put their faith in to action by becoming a member of Youth SVP.

In Salisbury, Youth SVP members visit elderly and housebound parishioners and go to Emmaus House on a regular basis. Other recent activites have included helping with fun days at the John McNeil Centre and serving meals at the lunch for elderly parishioners.

For more information on Youth SVP nationally, there is a national website. For more local information, contact Fr Tom.